Just installed Fluxbox, I like it but I have a few questions!

[Jomboni]

I'm basically screwing around with different window managers, trying to get a feel for one I really like. I was getting tired of Gnome :)

Anyway, I liked WindowMaker a lot, didn't particularly care for Enlightenment, and I'm not giving Fluxbox a spin. I'm reading the FAQ and for the most part it covers everything I need, but there are a few things that I need to know that it doesn't explain:

How do you change the mouse sensitivity? My mouse responsiveness is waaaaaaaay too slow. Gnome and WindowMaker both had a preference center where you could change this, Fluxbox doesn't. I checked the 3 files in my .fluxbox directory and they didn't have any settings regarding the mouse.

How do I get it to start programs when I start Fluxbox? I have a few WindowMaker dock apps, and xscreensaver that I want to load up automatically, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it.

And finally - are there any places to get themes besides themes.org and Fluxbox's official site? Themes.org is incredibly slow and the official site doesn't have a very big selection.

I think that's it. Any help would be great :)

[Jomboni]

Hmmm, also, how do I enable edge flipping, if it's even possible?

[cabu1966]

If you want something to run when you start fluxbox, put it in your .xinitrc. Here is how mine looks:


# exec wmaker

# fluxbox configuration
xscreensaver -no-splash &
gkrellm &
exec fluxbox


Don't forget the & after each of the programs.
Sorry, I have no idea about the mouse.

[z0mbix]

you can get loads of blackbox themes from classic.themes.org still. Artwiz had loads of really stylish themes/backgrounds but he had to close his site for a bit. Don't know if he's found another host yet.

[Jomboni]

Thanks! That worked great. Only thing is I use gdm as a login manager(I should have mentioned this), and when you use that it ignores the .xinitrc file, and instead chooses the appropriate file in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions. Each of these are basically a customized .xinitrc file, telling it what window manager to load and anything else.

So, I added the appropriate lines to /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/FluxBox. And I figured that part out all by myself!!! I'm so proud of me. Hahahaha.

Now - edge flipping, anybody know how to set this up?

Also, a new little problem has emerged. I started editing my menu, and added xawtv to it. When I run xawtv from the menu, it doesn't load, but it loads when I start it from the terminal. Any idea why this happens? It happened in Gnome too :(